CIHT ran a one day seminar on Thursday, 12 July to review the recommendations of the Potholes Review.
The seminar also ran as a webinar.
This seminar focused on key case studies developed through the Potholes Review. These provide essential information to the sector including local highway authorities in implementing the recommendations from the Potholes Review. Delegates heard first-hand experience from speakers who demonstrated where local highway authorities have taken actions to improve their approach.
Who attended:
Venue:
Space@119
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
119 Britannia Walk
London
N1 7JE
Programme:
09.30 Registration – Coffee/Tea
09.55 Welcome & Introduction by Chair - John Smart, Director of Professional & Business Development, CIHT
Morning Session 1 – The Review
10.00 The review explained – an overview of the key elements of the report - Matthew Lugg, HMEP Advocate
10.20 HMEP – where next; what else is coming out of the programme - Haydn Davies, Local Directorate - Highways Maintenance and Efficiency Programme & Rural, DfT
10.40 International Perspective to Highway Maintenance - Jim Barton, UK's First Delegate to the World Road Association
11:00 Q&A
11.25 Coffee / Tea
Morning Session 2 – Prevention is better than Cure
11.50 London Highways Alliance Contract - Steven Dennis, Senior Commercial Manager, Roads Directorate, Transport for London
12.15 The Need for Change - Will Britain, Principal Engineer - Highway Asset & Network Planning Manager, Blackpool Council
12.40 Q&A
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon Session 1 – Right First Time
13.55 Welcome & Introduction by Chair - John Smart, Director of Professional & Business Development, CIHT
14.00 Use of Technology - David Yeoell - TAG President & Assistant City Commissioner of Transport, Westminster City Council
14.25 Project Patch - Value Through Right First Time - David Walters - Regulation & Governance Manager, Staffordshire County Council
14.50 Q&A
15.05 Coffee / Tea
Afternoon Session 2 - Clarity
15.30 Use of Social Media to communicate with stakeholders - Tom Vaughan, Business & Customer Management Team Manager, Devon County Council
15.55 Challenging the orthodoxy - smarter response times, better prioritisation - Kevin Whiteside, Head of Strategy & Development, MGWSP Northamptonshire Highways and Debbie Thorne, Deputy Head of Transport and Highways, Northamptonshire County Council.
16.20 Q&A
16.40 Close
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t: +44 (0)20 7336 1570
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